Trying to breed Idolomantis diabolica

[macro junkie]

i think its pre subadult..so again i look a ######..lol any way mayby u can tell me which are male or female or i have all males..lol just my luck.

number 1

number 2

number 3

 

[Rob Byatt]

No.1 is male; look at the antennae in comparisson to no.2 (female)- they are thicker.

No.1 has two moults until imago, as does no.2. Christian will confirm this - it's been a while since I had them at this stage !!!

 

[macro junkie]

No.1 is male; look at the antennae in comparisson to no.2 (female)- they are thicker.No.1 has two moults until imago, as does no.2. Christian will confirm this - it's been a while since I had them at this stage !!!

cheers rob

 

[mrblue]

i did think 72 days was too short to reach subadult, even by taking into account the week or so they must have spent at first instar before you got them.

have they moulted the same number of times as each other mj?

 

[macro junkie]

i did think 72 days was too short to reach subadult, even by taking into account the week or so they must have spent at first instar before you got them.have they moulted the same number of times as each other mj?

not sure..u saw the pics right on the page before?

 

[mrblue]

i did. mine are all L6 and the wing buds on your first male (number 1) look slightly more developed than the ones on my males, so i would guess he is L7 (2 moults from adult). however your female (number 2) looks exactly like mine, so i would say she is L6 (and four moults from adult). here is one of my L6 females, you can decide for yourself:

your other male (number 3) looks like my males so i would guess he is L6 too (3 moults from adult). but these are just guesses judging from the amount of time youve had them and mainly how they look compared to mine.

 

[macro junkie]

i did. mine are all L6 and the wing buds on your first male (number 1) look slightly more developed than the ones on my males, so i would guess he is L7 (2 moults from adult). however your female (number 2) looks exactly like mine, so i would say she is L6 (and four moults from adult). here is one of my L6 females, you can decide for yourself:your other male (number 3) looks like my males so i would guess he is L6 too (3 moults from adult). but these are just guesses judging from the amount of time youve had them and mainly how they look compared to mine.

oh ok..so mine are a little bit better than yours? :lol: im joking.. .thanks for the info..lets hope im left with at leaste 1 male and 1 female at the end of this.how many have you got?

 

[mrblue]

when pace made them available i was a very poor student at the end of his loan installment so could only afford to get five. i still have those five, all at L6 (three females, and 2 males).

 

[macro junkie]

when pace made them available i was a very poor student at the end of his loan installment so could only afford to get five. i still have those five, all at L6 (three females, and 2 males).

wicked

 

[macro junkie]

 

[Isis]

Beauties I am keeping my fingers crossed for you guys

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Okay, all 9 are now L6 and I'm waiting for my first L7. My male still is doing very well and is behind the females by one molt.

Thanks again

Mikhail

 

[pohchunyee]

Sorry Mikhail.....my stock died for no reason!!!

 

[macro junkie]

Sorry Mikhail.....my stock died for no reason!!!

did u have heat lamps?fed them on just flys?why do you think they died?

 

[macro junkie]

1/3 droped dead..what i cant understand is i had a few that died like this a month or 2 back..i find them at the bottom of the net cage..i pick them up and look at there body and it looks like there skin is dry..flaky..very odd?so im praying the 2 i have left is a pair or im screwed

 

[mrblue]

1/3 droped dead..what i cant understand is i had a few that died like this a month or 2 back..i find them at the bottom of the net cage..i pick them up and look at there body and it looks like there skin is dry..flaky..very odd?so im praying the 2 i have left is a pair or im screwed

if i remember right you had two males and a female. got pics of the dead one?

 

[macro junkie]

if i remember right you had two males and a female. got pics of the dead one?

yer and its my luck the dead one will be a female..il get pics for u in a bit.

 

[macro junkie]

R.I.P

 

[macro junkie]

full zoom

 

[pohchunyee]

did u have heat lamps?fed them on just flys?why do you think they died?

Feed them with Houseflies dusted with pollen + gut loaded with honey. Have heat lamp on in the morning and shut at night about 12 hours cycle (about 24 - 28'C ). Mist them 1X a day. They were so active and munching on houseflies, 2 days later they drop dead on the bottom of the cage.